Ipswich City Council

Community Planning

Community planning (also known as social planning) is the process of investigating and responding to the needs and aspirations of people and communities. With an emphasis on strategic policy and action, community planning aims to enhance community wellbeing and effectiveness, as a means of contributing to the development of a vibrant and sustainable community. As a simple distinction with other forms of strategic planning, community planning is generally people-focused, while physical planning is place-focused and corporate planning is organisationally-focused.

For the City of Ipswich, Council seeks to contribute to the needs, aspirations and social wellbeing of the community by providing advice, assistance and project management in the areas of social research, community planning and social policy.

Council community planning occurs in a number of ways, including:

Identifying current and emerging social trends and needs in the City;
Monitoring and responding to changing demographics in the City and playing an active and lead role in addressing social impacts and issues;
Designing, delivering and evaluating projects and programs that address social wellbeing issues in the City;
Raising awareness of social issues, social infrastructure (e.g. libraries, community centres) and human services needs of the City; and
Promoting social inclusiveness, diversity and equity in Council strategy, project and policy development.

Related Publications and Reports (please click on the respective links below):

Social Planning Project Update e-Newsletters
CAAM Project Ageing Well Summary 2009 (PDF, 908 kb)
Community Relations Plan (PDF, 708 kb)
Youth Advisory Council Action Plan 2008-2010 (PDF, 3.8 mb)
Crime Prevention Plan (in development)
Cultural Development Plan (in development)
Disability Action Plan (under review)
Reconciliation Action Plan (in development)
Regional Community Social Plan (in development)

Further Information:

Research/Social Planning Officer
Community Development Branch
Ipswich City Council
Phone: (07) 3810 6645
Email: community@ipswich.qld.gov.au

Last Updated 14 Oct 2011 |

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